Brace Yourself for reception.
(photo: http://www.fotopedia.com/items/soleils-leDiP-gHnWQ ) So I was watching my son having his swimming lesson the other day and I got talking to another mum. Her son had recently started reception class and she was in a state of shock. She found it preposterous that she was not allowed to call the school to find out if her son had settled and was further astounded that she would have to discover what her son had eaten for lunch by asking him. This is no high maintenance mother dear reader, merely another victim of Triple S Syndrome. S tarted S chool S hocker Not many parents are prepared for the monumental transition from nursery to school. Yes, the children adjust after about a day, happy as clams with their new classmates they skip into school. But what about us? Parents whose children have attended nurseries have long been accustomed to having their every need, whim and demand met by their child's care providers...